Membership

To become a member

  1. Sign up, Login and Apply under the Join menu. Parents and children need separate logins.
  2. Here is a step by step guide: How to Sign up and Apply to Join and Enter a tournament/team/supervision rota.
  3. Pay membership fees as below*.
  4. Join the Rota as below*, if you are a parent of a junior, or offer to help run the club.
  5. Contact the chairperson to ask them to confirm your membership.

*Parents of associate members who join for the Community Games pay much reduced fees and do not need to join the rota.

Membership of the club is open to all, adults and juniors, beginners and grandmasters, from Skerries and surrounding areas, subject to ratification by the committee. Membership is from September to July. Members and parents are expected to help out with supervision and with the running of the club. To see how you can contribute, see Contact > Committee and Volunteer pages. One way is by joining the Parents` Supervision Rota (see Join > Supervision).

In August 2024 we were advised by the NVB that Vetting is not required. See Join > Policies for details.

Try it out

All are welcome to visit the club to try it out free of charge for a week before deciding if you wish to join or not. On your first visit we still need you to Login and Apply to Join so we have your details. This is very important for juniors especially.

Membership Fees

Fees are outlined below. Those who pay in full by the second Tuesday in September get €10 off.

Members             Fees 2024/25
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Adult               €130 (or €10 less if paid in full by 2nd Tuesday in Sept)
U18s/Students       €120 (or €10 less if paid in full by 2nd Tuesday in Sept)  
Family Discount    -€10 for second and subsequent family members
ICU contribution    €10 extra for those playing in the Leinster League teams, not junior teams, and/or the Fingal Open
Late entry fees     €10 per tournament entered late as below

Players who want to be play in the Leinster leagues (mostly adults and strong juniors) or Fingal Open (since it is ICU rated), not the Community Games or other junior teams, should pay €10 towards ICU membership and league fees, which cost the club €25 to €50 per player. More in the Team link above. Pay later if you are unsure. We will run the Fingal Open in the club in January - April, which is ICU rated and therefore requires ICU membership.

Entry to all club tournaments, teams and coaching is free to members, provided they enter on time, usually a week before the first round. Existing members who enter late pay a €10 late fee. Former members are always welcome to visit the club. Visitors are welcome to try out the club on one occasion before joining.

Adults who first attend later in the season pay reduced fees as show above with the usual further reductions for Juniors and family members. Juniors who join for the Community Games only pay €30, and the balance of the junior fee if they continue in January. without a charge for paying by instalments.

Payment by instalments incurs an extra charge of €10 per instalment for all but the last instalment. The minimum such payment is €50 including the extra €10 charge, which reduces the amount owing by €40. This does not apply to juniors who joined for the Community Games. This entitles the player to enter one tournament, or join for three months, but not play in the leagues for which full membership is required. Further reductions in fees are availabile to those who are unemployed or on low incomes, by talking to the treasurer or chairperson.

How to Pay

Bank transfer

Note:We changed our bank account in July 2024 from AIB to Bank of Ireland, so those who used bank transfer before should change their Payee details to those below.

Fees may be paid directly to the club's bank account by mobile or internet banking, usually free of charge. Links to explain how this is done from the three major banks are included below. Please include the member's name in the reference field. Then log in and go to Join > Payment to Record your payment, ensuring that club officers know you have paid and the details. To set up Skerries Chess Club initially as a payee you need:
Skerries Chess Club Bank of Ireland account:
IBAN: IE70BOFI90089366102253

Using AIB
Using Bank of Ireland
Using Permanent TSB

Revolut

You can make a payment to the IBAN above using Revolut. If you are unable to do this ask the Treasurer for help. Then log in and go to Join > Payment to Record your payment, ensuring that club officers know you have paid and the details.

Cash

Give the Treasurer or Chairperson cash. Then log in and go to Join > Payment to Record your payment, ensuring that club officers know you have paid and the details.

Post

As a last resort, send the Treasurer a cheque. Then log in and go to Join > Payment to Record your payment, ensuring that club officers know you have paid and the details.

Log your Payment

After you pay, to ensure we know you have paid, please log in (as any user) and go to Join > Payment to Record your payment. Then you will be made a member and have all the privileges that entails.

Contact us

See Contact menu for contact details for the Treasurer, Chairperson, Vetting Officer etc. if you need help.